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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

POwHATAN. May 2S.-rhe county officers
at elected. and. Is usual, the nominees Of
the Republican party are elected, but by
greatly Gin iHl.hed m9jorltieS. The form 2
treasurer wa, elected clerk, an the former
coumissicncr OF The revenue was elected
treasurer, 81, d the o'd sheriff wa, defeated.
For tie first time in our history We have .
colCTcd mru elected 10 county Office A.
commissioner oi the revenue. One of the
former supervisors was beaten, although
president 81 tie board. and some changes,
manly ioi iho better, made in the minor
district Offices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

the entry and clearance Of vessels. after
which the clerks took holiday. Wniie Tue
streets IN the lower part OF the city were
deserted the vicinity OF Union and Madison
Squares aud the streets through which me
procession passed were crowded With
pedestrians and vehicles. a lar1e mum.
Der OF people went TO Riverside PARK ana
Grants tomb. Flags on The pubic D'i'id.
ines were ut haii.mlst, aud the fronts OF
numerous hotels aud residences were
draped with flags and bun,ipg. Thou..
sends Of people came from New jersey and
Brooklyn TO witness the plrade. The
monuments IN Union and Madison square,
were iaSiefully decorated with lowers and
bunting.
rs OTHER CITIES.
The day was observed In Winchester, Va.
Washington, Gettysburg, and other cities
throughout the country In a manner both
pleasil and interesting, but not differing
maiet'nliy from the custom heretofore pre-
yailinR,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

7 oST, ON TIE EXCURSION
4 4 train from Mount Pleasant iass nishk ONE
VIOLIN AND BOW. The party havlnG it "a
bis possession viii receive reward AZ q upsa
Having II al No. al south SntA street.
my a-is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31
PROFESSIONAL.
ID R. MUNFORD

ID r. MUNF0RD
ID. Gate Of Pittsylyania county bari,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
IiiS n ain street. Richmond, Va
goficos formerly occupied by 0uld 4 CARING
tGnl. my ai-2us
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

SrRRY CoUETHOUsE. VA. May 2S.-Thc
election here resulted a, follows: y. :.
Edwards was elected clerk OF courts with.
OFT opposition. For attorney for the CIm.
noLNealih the candidates were: \. 9.
Garrett Gndcpendent Democrat J. +.
CarnsE (Ecpuuhclu) Il. Seward Culc-
p'pdent d moera), aud George :. Cilrhe
QudcpeDGcrt Dtmocrat). Wr. \. G.. Gar
rclt. The pre.eut incumbent, WI, elected by
q majority 81 $50. For treasurer Nr. \
i. Bohanan Gndcpcudent Democrat, was
elected: for commissioner Of the revenue
=. II. Borb W.. elected; for sheriff ". :
Saycd9c vas elected. All the present IA.
cumbcut, were it elected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31

FINcAsTLe. VA, Nay . The commi,.
siopCrs Of election were engaged neatly
tie whole Day il counting the vote OF
this county. Total vote, cast, 2,2iS.
For clerk TIE yOt" stood: JOHN
". Ma.huy, LIB; James Mcdowell,
Lose; M.'js Guys minority 81. For CON
mouwc3lIh's attorney: Benitmil illden.
I, l6O; Rober, +. Mays tRepublicanL 3)9 {;
Iladcn', majority LIS. For trra .urer. *
Il. stonor, LIPS mo opposidOni: Tor hers,
J. l.. Garland, l.722 mo opposition; ,nr
commissioner Il the revenue, Upper dis
trict. GEORGE ". Brockenridge'S mIiOrlts
l3S; Lower district, Z. X. Thompson, ma
iotity 700
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
MIR. BLAINE ABROAD.

1t must be exceedingly painful to Sem
atOr SHERMAN to observe how diScreetly
Mr.. BLAINE has deported himself since
his arrival in Europe. Mr.. BLAINE
reached England just as the British
heart was all aglow with the 1ntensest
patriotism over the queens jubilee. 1t
would not have been unnatural if in the
intensity of the excitement which pre-
vailed among the British population, if
strangers had been overlooked. But no
sooner had Mr.. BLAINE set foot on Eng
fish soil than he was the recipient of the
most f1attering attention. Courtiers
fiOcked around him and rendered him,
in the name of royalty, all sorts of pub
lie receptions and demonstrations. He
was i'll fair way to rival Victoria in re-
ceiving the applause of the multitudeS.
In fact he might have been the lion of
the jubilee. But he preferred to MAIN
tain the dignity of a private American
citizen and politely declined all public
attentions. To man who is as fond of
popular applause as Mr.. BLAINE, it
must have been terrible sacrifice to
surrender this one chance of his life to
lay the greatest nation of Europe at his
feet. But Mr.. BLAINE has enough
political sagacity to see that the moment
he became the object of British adula-
ton that very moment he had lost his
grip on a big supporting element at
home and would score gain for SHER-
MAN that would count when the Re-
publican convention assembled. Mr..
BLAINE is too old bird to be caught
with chaff.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
THE CHINESE METHOD.

The Chinese method of inSuring hon
esty in bank management, the account
of which noted traveller is responsible
for, might well be applied to American
bank management.
According to the story, when a
Chinese bank loses the money of a de-
position, whether through criminal in
tentiOn or careleSsneSs, the cashier and
other principal officers have their heads
chopped off with neatneSs and dispatch.
1t is needless to say that those officials
never again misappropriate the money
of confiding depositors, and the ex-
ample upon their banking brethren, as
evinced in renewed carefulness, is most
Salutary.
Evidently something, if not of this
kind yet more stringent, than the laws
now in force is needed in this country to
prevent the repetition of snch failures as
that of the Fidelity bank in Cincinnati
and the Marine bank in New York.
When dishonest officials are confined
nominally in Jail, but really in luxuri-
ouSly furnished rooms, OF else released
on bail pending trial, and in the event
of being found gully are confined but
few years at most in prison, the punish
ment is hardly severe enough to pre-
vent men in positions of trust taking
exceedingly hazardous chances with
other peoples money when there are
prospects for large gains.
In the adoption of the. Chinese
method, but one conviction would be re-
quired to obviate the necessity of put
ting the law again into execution.
Doubtless. too, there is not one of the
depositors of the numerous banks which
have been wrecked in this country who
would not view the adoption of the Chi
nese mode of punishment with consid-
cradle satisfaction. So there is a very
healthy public sentiment in its favor to
begin with.
1t is not so very long since, even in
civilized countries, capital punish
ment was considered the proper correc-
tive for theft of a much less extensive
nature than bank robbery.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
THE TWIN CITIES RACES.

There is every indication that the
Twin Cities races, which begin this af-
ternOOn, will be more than ordinarily sue
ceSSful. The entries are large and the
horses represent every section of the
country. The contests promise to be
exceptionally interesting, for the purses
are generous and the horses en-
tered have, many of them, extremely
good records. The races should be. and
doubtless will be, well attended. The
average American is warm lover of
sport, and no kind of sport is more
worthy of attention than a spirited con-
test, to which no suspicion of jockeyism
attaches, between well-bred horses.
The Twin Cities races are above every
thing else clean The gambling ele-
ment, which usually is inseparable
with every sporting contest, is kept
in satisfactory subsection, and
the management of the races
is in hands which serve as a sufficient
indication of their thoroughly trust
worthy character. A gratifyingly large
proportion of the entries is made up of
Minnesota horses, and no admirers of
legitimate sport need fear disappoint-
ment in attending the exhibition of
their speed. Wholesome contests of
speed are deserving of every encourage
ment, and the character of the Twin
Cities races is far above the ordinary
standard. There should be a large and
appreciative attendance from the two
cities on the fair grounds this after
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
Popularity of the Rose.
vick's Magazine.


The sale of roses in this country
amounts to fully 100000 plants year
at the present time. There are no sta
tisticS by which the exact number can
be learned, but knowledge of the ex-
tent of cultivation by the principal pro-
pagatOrS enables us to estimate roughly
as above stated. The probability is
that the annual sale exceeds considera-
bly, rather than falls short of this
amount. These plants are almost
wholly raised on their own roots, as
budded plants, which at one time were
quite common, have fallen into disre-
pute and will now scarcely COM
mand purchaser. The popular
judgment in this respect is no
doubt right, and will be sus-
tanned. Budded plants, except with
some weak growing varieties, will never
again be in vogue, and the number of
excellent varieties of vigorous growth is
so great that delicate growers will be
discarded for this fault alone, no matter
what other good qualities they may pos
sesS. The rose is the most highly
priced, and, next to the geranium, the
most generally cultivated Towering
plant. These remarks apply to amateur
cultivation. Professional florists make
rose growing a very prominent part of
their business, and immense quantities
of flowers are raised during the winter
season for cutting. The statement is
made by competent authority that in
1885 ''the trade sold p, 000, 900 cut roses.''
This indicates, to some extent, the pop
ularity of this particular flower.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30

spectacle of q rich criminal escaping,
through lavish use of money, merited
punishment that the speedy conviction
OF SHARP will be all the more refresh
ing. Logically no other result was pos
sible. If the men who were convicted
of receiving brides were guilty, then the
man who did the bribing was equally
worthy of punishment. The tempter
deserved no better treatment than the
tempted. Probably no verdict in case
OF equal magnitude has ever been
arrived at in less time than the
thirteen minutes required by the SHARP
jury to reach their decision, and GER
tainly no case ever presented less oppor-
tunity for controversy among the jury
men rs to the question of guilt. The
verdict was just what the country eX-
pected and just what should have been
rendered. The punishment to be melted
out to the culprit should follow promptly
and should, in spite of his age and in
trinity, be no less severe than that given
the aldermen who, through his machin-
ations, brought themselves within the
grasp of the law.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
GOVERNMENTAL CHEEK.

The Canadian government pretendS
TO afford liberty and freedom to the
people of the Dominion, not even sec
ond to that enjoyed by the people of the
United States themselves. The facts
do not warrant the assertion, however.
On occasion the government across
the line has not heSitated to show itself
as despotic and domineering as any
monarchy could well be. The people
OF Manitoba, for instance, want rail-
road south from Winnipeg through the
Red river valley tapping the Northern
Pacific. They have suffered enough
from the arrogant monopoly of the Can
adlan road, and in order to free them
selves from the bonds which Cypress
them, desire an outlet which will bring
them within the beneficent influence of
competition.
To this the Canadian Pacific is natur-
ally opposed. 1t wants to keep the
Manitobans in serfdom, and at the first
suggestion of a railway attempted to CO
cree them by threatening to remove its
shops from Winnipeg. Finding the peo-
pie undaunted by this threat, it has APP
pCaiCo " llic DolllllllOu SONeTulllGII,
which practically owns the Canadian
Pacific, to deal with the rebellious Mani
tObans and punish them for their temer-
ity in daring to want freedom from the
Canadian.
The government has easily taken the
cue, and the announcement is made
that it Twill prevent the construction of
the Red river road at all hazards" If
this is freedom and liberty the Manito-
bans cannot see it. 1t looks more like a
government gathering great monopoly
under its wing to protect it at the eX-
pense of the governments own people.
The Manitobans are too independent,
too American in their ideas, to submit
supinely to such treatment, and if the
government does succeed in preventing
the building of the road we fancy it will
have rather difficult time of it in col
lecting taxes from the province of Mani
toba. And it should have.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
A STATE SOLD FOR 100000.
Seventy Years Ago 100000
Acres of Land in Wisconsin and
Minnesota Was of Small Value,


Only seventy years ago large portion
of the territory comprising the state of
Wisconsin, with section of Minnesota,
was sold for 100000, and the deed is
recorded in the New York registers
office. The sale was made by Samuel
Peters to syndicate, for there were
syndicateS in those days as well as in
this. The sale was made in January.
1917, and the syndicate was composed
OF Lewis Ayres and ninety-nine
others. 1T is described as large
tract of land in the North
western territory, containing $780,
600 acres and more. 1t comprised the
greater portion of the land sold in 1867
to Jonathan Carver by the Nandowes-
sizes tribe of Indians. Carver received
100000 acres. The description is a S fol-
low: Running from the Falls of st.
Anthony from the east bank of the Mis-
SlSSlppl nearly east as far as the south
end of Lake Pepin, where the Chippe-
way river joins the Mississippi; and
from thence eastward five days travel,
accounting twenty English miles per
day: and thence north six days travel
at twenty English miles per day; and
from thence again to the Falls of ST.
Anthony. There is reserved to the In
dianS the sole right to fish and hunt on
unimprOved land. There is pOpula-
ton of 1875 97 in Wisconsin at this
date, and the value of the farm products
is S12T 1119 496
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
MRS. CLEvELAND's GLOVES.
A Little Washington News by Way
of London.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-The Weekly
Dispatch. ''printed and published at
Wine Office Court, Fleet street, e. c.,
London" gives the following item of
Washington news, which is quite
'fresh."
=, Mrs. Cleveland, being young, is ambitious,
and she seems to mark her husbands reign
oyerithe republic of the West famous by in
producing several novelties into her code of
Etiquette. She does not, it seems, remove her
gloves ut dinner and this custom must in flu
ture be rigidly observed by those who dine
{ PIN state with President Cleveland. If the
rule is to apply to men as well as women it
will add new terror to the presidential din
iners; and the friends of Sam Ward, the
itprince of transatlantic gourmets, will rejoice
! that he was permitted to die in peace before
she was put to the torture of eating state
Z dinner with his gloves on. The ladies of
Washington must have ugly hands, other
wise they would rebel against ukase of the
presidentess which compels them to conceal
them. When Mr.. Cleveland's sister presided
5at the White house she forbade ladies to ap-
pear at table in low-necked dresses. pres
,identess who would dine in her gloves would
III she were queen, go to bed in her crown.
The above is sample of the news of
this, country published at London. 1t is
false. There is no foundation for the
statement made as to gloves, hence no
excuse for the comment upon the hand
some hands of the women of Washing
tom
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
No Fs Nor KS.

The following announcement printed
in the Rocky Mountain Cyclone, shows
how completely the English language
is adapted for sudden and unforeseen
emergencies: 1--WE begin the publica-
ton of the Roccay Mountain Cyclone
with some phew diphphiculties. The
type phOunders phrom whom we bought
our output, phailed to supply us with
any .ephs and Gays, and it will
be phour OF Phive week bephore we
can get any. The mistaque was not
phound out till a day or two ago. We
have ordered the missing letters, and
will have to get along without them till
they come. We don't lique the look ov
our readers, but mistaques will happen
i'll the best regulated phamilies, and iph
the p's, his, KS and as hold out, we
shall ceep Sound the harN the Cy-
clone whirling aphter phashion till
the sorts arrive. 1t is no joque to US
it is serious aphair."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
ROLLING STONES.

The tramp usually has an elaborate
bill of air.-Whitehall Times.
frames constitute about the only class
of socity that is not affected by the
Interstate commerce law.-New Haven
News.
The tramp takes great pleasure in
calling money ''soap," we presume, be-
cause it is seldom found in his hands,
Yonkers Statesman.
A new lawn mower has no attraction
for an old tramp. He fights shy of any
thing which may be loaded with hard
work.-Fall River Advance.
There is to be tramp'S convention in
the Adirondack woods this summer. IT
Will be composed entirely of walking
delegates.-Boston Courier.
:, A proverb singer says; s.Spend less
than you earn and you will be rich.' A
tramp sees two impossible things in this
proposition asd no truth.-New Orleans
Pieayune.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
"RATTLING BUSINESS.

Preparing the OsseOus Frame
work of Human Beings for Mar
ket---A Glimpse of a French
Skeleton Factory.
A correspondent of the Medical Press,
of London, communicates to that jour-
nal the following account of skeleton
mandatory which he recently had an
opportunity of visiting: The estab-
lishment is located in the plain of st.
Denis, France, and consists of large
wooden buildings, comprising one main
structure and several annexes. The
large hall contains two rows of immense
kettles, the emanationS from which are,
as might be supposed, far from agree
able, even to an 0lfactory apparatus
used to the atmosphere of diSsecting
room. These kettles serve for Kidding
the bones of their adhering tendons
through boiling. The Decentralization of
the skulls, which is performed sepa-
rately, constitutes the most delicate
part of the operation. In the case of
children or young adults it is effected
through an ingenious process consisting
in filling the cerebral cavity with dry
pease and then immersing the skull in
water. Through the effect of such inn
mersion the pease swell and bring
about dislocation of the most delicate
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30

sutures. After the bones have been
submitted to prolonged boiling
they are carried to tables where young
women carefully scrape them in order
to free them perfectly from the soft
tissues that adhere to them. Certain
specialists obtain very high wages for
this work, especially those who prepare
very delicate bones, such as those of
frogs, lizards, etc. After being scraped
the bones are bleaehed either through
the action of cloride of lime for cheap
skeletons, or that of the sun for high
priced ones. Finally they go to special
work-r0om, where they are assembled
mounted upon brass and articuiated.
These final operations require pro-
round knowledge of osteolOgy, along
with an artistic eye. In fact. it is nee
esSary to select from collection of all
sorts OF bones, those that can be well
enough assembled to look as if they
came from one and the same individ-
ual. The others are sold singly for the
use OF students of limited means who
are content with portion of unmOunt-
ed skeleton. 1t is curious to find that
sex has great influence OH the market
value of bones, beautiful female
skeleton being actually worth 20 to 25
per cent. more than a male one of cor
responding quality. Special kettles
are devoted to children from those of
the documentary age up to those of two
OF three years. These skeletons are ar
ranged in showcases in ascending Sc
ries from the miniature, three or four
inches in height, up to baby of twenty
or thirty inches. These little skeletons
have proportionately a greater value
than those of their adult brothers.
1t may naturally be asked whence all
the cadavers come. Most of them, it
appears, are furnished by the hospitals
and diSSecting rooms, and others by the
persons. AS a general thing the sup
ply has been less than the demand, but
In recent times the abundance and
cheapness of skeletons of Austrian
origin have considerably depressed the
market.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
THEY BLOOM IN THE SPRING,

A newspaper man has written an arti-
Gle on Ladies' Hats" but we must saw
he doesn't rise to the height of his sub
ject.-BurlingtO Free Press.
1t is said that the high price of spring
bOnnetS this year has retarded the crop
of spring marriages. Thinking men are
afraid to face the responsibility of hav-
ing to buy them.-Philadelphia Herald.
Washing the head thoroughly with
weak soda water is said to be speedy
cure for nervous headache, but even this
fails when a woman is worrying because
she can not get new bonnet.-Phila-
delphia Herald.
A great many cases of bigamy are
being reported in the papers at present.
and where woman is the culprit it is
generally found that she married a sec
Ond husband because the firstrefused to
give her money for a new bonnet
Philadelphia Herald.
He-How much did your new bonnet
cost?
She-Four dollars.
He-That's right, spend your money
for such things when | haven't got a
decent pair of shoes to my name.
She-Well, you can't wear bonnet
on your feet, can yOu?-Tid-Bits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-30
A HORSE COUNTRY.

The roundup is now about COM
pleted in Montana, and it appears that
the average loss of cattle during the past
winter was 80 per cent. 1t further ap-
pears that the horsemen suffered no loss
beyond that which would have occurred
naturally had the winter been excess
sively mild instead of being one of the
most severe OF which any record has
been kept. The one deduction of inter-
est IS, then, shat as horse country Mon
tana is unsurpassed, while as a cattle
country, as the cattle business is at
present conducted, it is extremely haz-
ardouS. Though the great losses of the
past season were exceptional, yet they
are likely to occur during any winter,
and when they do occur the profit of
several seasons is wiped out. In
summer, or even during a mild
winter there is no better
cattle country on the continent, but
until some different method is adopted
by the ranchmen, until they see the
wisdom of providing some kind of
shelter for their cattle or the advisable
ity of putting up sufficient hay to feed
their herds in case of continued severity
of the weather, the great losses must
from time to time occur. With horses
the case is different. They will ''rustle,
and live where cattle Wilde Besides
being naturally more hardy, they can
more easily get at the nourishipg bunch
grass beneath the snow, and, in conse-
quence, horses at the end of a hard win
ter are not in much poorer condition
than where the coldiweather began.
Since the demand by the farmers of Da-
kota and by the large cities of the East
for serviceable horses creates a market,
we fancy the ranehmen of Montana
will. in the future, find it more to their
advantage to invest their capital in
horses rather than in cattle.